loading...| Preferred Name |
Medulloblastoma |
| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C3222 |
| ALT_DEFINITION |
A rapidly progressive cancer of the brain that originates in the cerebellum. A malignant, invasive embryonal neoplasm arising from the cerebellum. A malignant brain tumor that begins in the lower part of the brain and that can spread to the spine or to other parts of the body. Medulloblastomas are a type of primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET). |
| code |
C3222 |
| Concept_In_Subset |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C66830 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C88025 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C61410 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C118464 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C90259 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C103046 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C102905 |
| Contributing_Source |
CTEP CDISC NICHD MedDRA |
| DEFINITION |
A malignant, invasive embryonal neoplasm arising from the cerebellum. It occurs predominantly in children and has the tendency to metastasize via the cerebrospinal fluid pathways. Signs and symptoms include truncal ataxia, disturbed gait, lethargy, headache, and vomiting. There are four histologic variants: anaplastic medulloblastoma, desmoplastic/nodular medulloblastoma, large cell medulloblastoma, and medulloblastoma with extensive nodularity. |
| FULL_SYN |
Medulloblastomas MEDULLOBLASTOMA, MALIGNANT |
| Has_NICHD_Parent | |
| ICD-O-3_Code |
9470/3 |
| label |
Medulloblastoma |
| Legacy_Concept_Name |
Medulloblastoma |
| Neoplastic_Status |
Malignant |
| NICHD_Hierarchy_Term |
Medulloblastoma |
| Preferred_Name |
Medulloblastoma |
| prefixIRI |
C3222 |
| prefLabel |
Medulloblastoma |
| Semantic_Type |
Neoplastic Process |
| UMLS_CUI |
C0025149 |
| subClassOf |